The transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable. A recent McKinsey & Company research report estimates generative AI alone could add $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion in annual value across analyzed use cases -- comparable to the United Kingdom's entire gross domestic product.

One key point about Nvidia that sets it apart from other AI investments is that it's making piles of money from all of the AI investments from big tech companies. Hans Mosesmann from Rosenblatt Securities has a Street-high price target of $220 per share on Nvidia.

When OpenAI released ChatGPT in 2022, companies started spending billions on GPUs to train AI models. Nvidia led the market for graphics processing units (GPUs), so it was the right company at the right time to deliver monster returns to investors.